Feature Stories:

919 Marketing CEO Named to Business Leader IMPACT 100 List — 919 Marketing Company's founder and Chief Executive Officer, David Chapman, has been named to Business Leader magazine's 2003 IMPACT 100 List. The annual list is comprised of Triangle business leaders who make significant contributions to their community and/or profession...

919 Marketing Customer Satisfaction Ratings Exceed National Average in Satisfaction Ratings — A new study by Prosavvy Consulting Network finds that Triangle-based 919 Marketing Company, a privately held Raleigh-area marketing and public relations consulting company, outranks national consulting firms of all sizes in customer satisfaction ratings...

Triangle Marketing and Communications Firms Buck Belt-Tightening Trend — Some of the bigger, more established agencies will be saying, “What are they thinking?” At the very least, there is going to be some finger wagging. But 919 Marketing thinks the time is right to launch new undertakings and build new relationships in marketing and communications...

Experts For Hire: By Outsourcing Key Marketing Positions, Companies Are Importing Fresh Ideas — Because companies don't have to fund employee benefits for out-sourced staff, the concept has proven to be economically efficient. Mark Adams of Bell Atlantic estimates he has saved about 30% compared to what it would cost to hire full time staff...

919 Marketing CEO Speaks at Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Success — 919 Marketing Company announced today that its founder and Chief Executive Officer, David Chapman, will be speaking at the Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Success. The event will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2003, at the McKimmon Center on the North Carolina State University campus. Close to 250 people are expected to attend...

Rebels With A Cause — In the highly competitive world of advertising, David Chapman has always seen himself as somewhat of a renegade. Something was wrong with an industry that charged so much and delivered service from its most junior employees, he thought. So, last September, he struck out on his own, hoping to build a business in the field of marketing...

Close Call Goes To Market With 919 Marketing — Upstart marketing consultancy 919 Marketing in Holly Springs, NC quintupled its billings by landing the $12 million prepaid phone-card account of Sports Marketing Enterprises. The account will be handled on a fee basis...

Who’s Who In Advertising & Public Relations — Chapman's claim to fame is his unique approach to starting a business. Not only did he quickly land a $12 million phone card account, but his creative "staff" is a network of 50 professionals from around the country with whom he contracts....

Virtual Agency Assembles Powerhouse Teams — David Chapman is on the extreme edge of the anti-agency trend in advertising. As President of 919 Marketing, Chapman employs no full time copywriters or graphic designers. Instead, from his base of Holly Springs, Chapman brings often far-flung freelancers together on-line to create specialized teams that collaborate on ad campaigns...

Fast Start Credited To Virtual Style — If you could hear David Chapman's computer, it would tell you a good marketing consulting firm can't be judged by the size of their building. Instead, 919 Marketing is located in cyberspace, hooking together a network of talented marketing people scattered internationally....